Can a non-attorney doing legal research make a contingency agreement?

No you cannot do this unless you are licensed. Take a look at the CA RPC on their web site. [Rule of Professional Conduct] "Rule 1-320...

I am being sued by crooked family law attorney for fraudulent and excessive billings - can anyone recommend an attorney?

Perhaps you can handle the matter yourself by filing a petition for fee arbitration with the local county bar association. San Mateo has an...

Think of some OTHER options that will allow you to keep this attorney working for you. Propose them to the attorney. Here is what I see as...

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It is customary to have settlements paid to an attorney's trust account. This does not become "his" money but has to be distributed with an...

California's Rules of Professional Conduct 3-700 applies to this situation. Here is how it reads: "D) Papers, Property, and Fees. A member whose...

If i have paid a lawyer a retainer and im not going to need him, can i get my retainer back?

Rule 3-700(D)(2) of the Rules of Professional Conduct1 provides that when the attorney-client relationship has concluded the attorney...

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No it is NOT legal. Attorneys used to make all kinds of secret referral deals but then a few years ago the California Supreme Court ruled that such...

The California State Bar web site is located here: http://www.calbar.ca.gov/state/calbar/calbar_home.jsp Click on "Attorney Search" and type...

What are typically the fee arrangements for an employment discrimination case?

There is a very interesting "wrinkle" to California employment law though. There are many, many "fee-shifting" laws and it is quite often the case...

If you fire your attorney is the client then allowed to recover all files/documentation from that attorney?

The other answers are correct. When you write to your lawyer, yYou may want to quote this part of the Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule...